1. In connection with your son's (or ward's) application for enlistment into
the Royal Air Force as an Aircraft Apprentice, he should, report to, the Royal
Air Force Station, Halton, Nr. Aylesbury, Bucks, on 16
January 1947, with a view to attestation,
which will be carried out, provided he successfully passes the medical
examination, aptitude tests, and interview, and complies with the necessary
conditions of entry as laid down in Air Ministry Pamphlet No. 15, a copy of
which is already in your possession.

2. A number of documents are enclosed with this letter, which must be
completed before enlistment can proceed. It is absolutely necessary that the
forms should be completed and disposed of in the way indicated in the forms and
in this paragraph. Failure to complete or return a form properly, will cause
delay and may lead to the exclusion of your Son or Ward from this
entry..

(a)

Documents to be returned to this Office

The following documents are to be completed and returned to this office as
soon as possible, for which purpose a stamped addressed envelope is
enclosed:-

(i)

Form 76. Consent of Parent or Guardian.

Particular care should be taken in the compilation of this form, and the
notes should be carefully studied. It should be signed by your Son and yourself
in the presence of the witness, who signs part 3, The witness must be one of
the persons specified in note iii. Part 2. should be signed by the father,
if alive, but if he is not available the person signing the form should attach a
statement, giving the circumstances, and certifying that the father approves of
the application for enlistment.

(ii)

Duplicate Certificate regarding. Vaccination and,. Inoculations.

This should be signed by the person who signs part 2. of Form
76

(iii)

Form 62 - Medical Interrogatory Form.

This may be completed, by your Son's Doctor, or by
yourself.

(iv)

Birth Certificate. Must be sent with the other
documents.

(v)

Certificate of Moral Character. Must be obtained from a Clergyman,
Justice of the Peace, or other responsible person.

(vi)

Form 1392.

A list of the documents set out above, which should be signed by you and sent
to this office with the documents. When signing this form, you should check
through the documents to see that they are
complete.

(b)

Documents to be taken by your Son (or Ward) to Halton when he
reports.

(i)

Form 901 Choice of trade.

(ii)

Form 499 Certificate of freedom from Infectious Disease. This must be
completed and signed immediately before he leaves home. Serious inconvenience
will be caused if this form is not
produced.

3. Your son (or Ward.) on his reporting for attestation should bring with him
his National Registration Identity Card, Clothing, Food and Personal Rationing
Cards, and if he has been in civilian employment, his National Health Insurance
Card and Unemployment Book

4. If the boy is rejected for any reason he will be issued with a free
railway warrant to his home, and you will be informed of the reasons for his
rejection. Should the boy, however, refuse to enlist for personal reasons, he
must be prepared to make the return journey at his own expense, as a free
railway warrant in these circumstances is inadmissible.

5. It is advisable that the boy should bring with him only the minimum amount
of clothing etc. which should include towel, soap and night attire, Every boy
accepted for service is issued with a complete outfit of uniform, clothing and
necessaries as soon as attestation is complete.

6. TRAVELLING ARRANGEMENTS.

A railway warrant for the journey to WENDOVER is enclosed. This warrant is to
be used as a ticket and not handed in at the railway booking office. The boy
should travel to London to join the l2.55 p.m. train from MARYLEBONE; Station
(London and North Eastern Railway) to WENDOVER on the date indicated in the
first paragraph of this letter. Every endeavour should be made to travel by this
train, on which accommodation has been reserved and the boy should report to a
Warrant Officer, who will be in uniform, on the platform at 12.30 p.m. Boys from
remote districts who may have to commence the journey on the previous day in
order to connect with this train should report to the Railway Transport Officer
for instructions for the journey to Wendover,

7. If you, or your son (or Ward) should decide not to proceed with the
application for enlistment, will you please return all the enclosures to me
immediately in the accompanying envelope, with a statement to that effect.